Benito Vázquez

Benito Andres Vázquez (1738 in Torrente, Galicia, Spain – 1810 in St. Louis, Missouri), was a Spanish soldier and later, became an American fur trader who, while living on the western frontier, became a merchant and explorer. He is also the father of fur trader Louis Vasquez.

Benito Vázquez

Benito Andres Vázquez (1738 in Torrente, Galicia, Spain – 1810 in St. Louis, Missouri), was a Spanish soldier and later, became an American fur trader who, while living on the western frontier, became a merchant and explorer. He is also the father of fur trader Louis Vasquez.